Pretty straight-forward.

 

Does getting to the 3,000 hit milestone clinch your spot in Cooperstown?

 

If not, what's changed?

Pretty straight-forward.

 

Does getting to the 3,000 hit milestone clinch your spot in Cooperstown?

 

If not, what's changed?

 

 

It is in my book.

I think it is.

 

It is moreso than the 400 HR mark.

I think so.

 

3,000, more than any other number in a sport driven by its numbers, suggests sustained excellence at the plate.

 

Using perhaps 500 at-bats in a season as a base, a player would have to average 167 hits per season over an 18-year career, leading to a career average of .333. Just getting to play enough to get that many hits is at least suggestive of greatness.

 

According to Baseball Reference, there have been about 17,700 players in major league history.

28 have reached 3,000 career hits.

Yep.

I think it is.

 

It is moreso than the 400 HR mark.

 

I think, right now, as far as clinchers go you have:

1. 300 wins

2. 600 home runs (thank you steroids)

3. 3,000 hits

4. 500 homeruns

 

That's basically it. Maybe a saves number will create a precedent.

According to Baseball Reference, there have been about 17,700 players in major league history.

28 have reached 3,000 career hits.

 

About .16% for anyone wondering but to lazy to do the math.

Absolutely.

I think so.

 

3,000, more than any other number in a sport driven by its numbers, suggests sustained excellence at the plate.

 

Using perhaps 500 at-bats in a season as a base, a player would have to average 167 hits per season over an 18-year career, leading to a career average of .333. Just getting to play enough to get that many hits is at least suggestive of greatness.

 

According to Baseball Reference, there have been about 17,700 players in major league history.

28 have reached 3,000 career hits.

 

About .16% for anyone wondering but to lazy to do the math.

 

That's a heck of a stat.

A counter to this is right here.

About .16% for anyone wondering but to lazy to do the math.

If scarcity is the benchmark then there are fewer people who have 500 HR's.

A counter to this is right here.

 

A counter to what?

Yep.

A counter to what?

That 3000 hits gets you in...

If scarcity is the benchmark then there are fewer people who have 500 HR's.

 

No doubt, but that's a statistic that comes with a lot of baggage these days.